The Vanishing Pumpkin
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Our cover illustration this month is by Alan Lee from The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien. The first-ever colour illustrated edition is now available from HarperCollins (0 261 102230 3) at £30.00. We thank them for their help in reproducing the cover of the book.
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Illustrated by Tomie De Paola
Strong overtones of traditional tales such as 'The Johnny Cake' give this cumulative story a predictable text and a lively sense of rhythm. There are other rewards, too, for the newish reader or listener. You can find out what a 700-year-old woman, or a rapscallion, or a varmint look like and you can enjoy a variety of astounding magic tricks performed by an 800-year-old man in the search for his vanished pumpkin. He does get pumpkin pie in the end and my class much enjoyed finding out how!
